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Techopia Live: From Russia with love: The CapitalTek story
It’s a familiar story in Ottawa’s tech sector. An immigrant entrepreneur, brimming with technical prowess, settles in the city, scales a startup and achieves business

Social Gallery: Proud To Be Me Bullyfree Gala 2025
Proud To Be Me’s signature fundraiser returned to the Brookstreet Hotel on Friday, gathering 275 of its supporters and raising $105,000. The Bullyfree Gala raises

AI notetaking for meetings? It could cost you if you don’t do your legal due diligence
We’ve all been there: You hop on a video call and see that, along with your fellow meeting attendees, AI notetaking software is also there,

With buy Canadian in vogue, Flock Boutique owners ready to welcome Ottawa shoppers
The ongoing trade war has had a silver lining for Bridget Remai and Christina Ballhorn. And it’s that people are flocking to their Ottawa clothing

Ottawa-Gatineau’s unemployment rate drops as local economy gains jobs in March
Ottawa-Gatineau’s jobless rate dropped again in March as the local economy bucked the national trend and gained more than 4,000 jobs. The National Capital Region’s

Industrial market holds steady in first quarter, but tariffs a looming threat, experts say
Available industrial space in the National Capital Region held steady in the first quarter of 2025 despite a brewing trade war with the United States,

Ottawa robotics firm Mechatronic DS helping manufacturers cope with tariff fallout
A machine that makes omelettes? Picks scraps out of piles of lettuce? Etienne Poisson’s Ottawa startup Mechatronic DS has done it all before.

Arbru triples solar capacity, bets on off-grid brewing as sustainable edge in craft beer industry
In a competitive craft beer market increasingly burdened by rising costs and supply chain volatility, Arbru Solar Brewery is doubling down on its off-grid roots. The Eastern Ontario brewery —

One Lazy Day: Young Nigerian Prince Ikpesu embarks on journey to create ‘downtime’ clothing
A young entrepreneur is trying to ease into the Ottawa fashion space with the launch of his leisure clothing brand. Lazy Day founder Prince Ikpesu, 19, emigrated from Nigeria at

Minto’s Metro Towns at Anthem in Barrhaven & Parkside in Kanata offer attainable home ownership
Guided by the needs of homeowners, Minto has been building new homes and master-planned communities across Canada and the USA for 70 years. To ensure

Ottawa-based defence VC fund ONE9 acquired by Kensington Capital Partners
Kensington has purchased ONE9’s investment team led by founder and managing partner Glenn Cowan, the companies announced Wednesday.

From Grey’s Social Eatery to Strathmere Country Retreat, Abbis Mahmoud’s empire expands
Abbis Mahmoud’s reach into Ottawa’s hospitality industry only continues to grow. The founder of Dreammind Group runs several establishments in the nation’s capital, from the high-end Med Supper Club at

Don’t know what you’re doing with AI? Tell employees just that, one local consultant advises
“Am I going to lose my job to AI?”
That’s the question on the minds of many workers, according to Ottawa consultant Andrea Greenhous, as companies adopt and refine

Industry officials highlight work done by nightlife office, commissioner at city committee meeting
Tourism and music industry stakeholders offered an optimistic outlook on the city’s nightlife scene and the work of the nightlife commissioner on Tuesday. At the finance and corporate services committee
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